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Csspecs · April 21, 2006, 09:10 PM

If you want a fight lay into a dogfish, they screw up reels.

I stoped trying for pike when I found bowfin(dogfish) bowfishing. I almost lost my bow to a 7 lb 27 inch one last year, and I have seen them up to about 36 inches long (I just missed that big one last year).

I would say that a bowfin rivals a large say 34+ inch pike for fight and they are common enough to catch with the right bait.

Not meaning to say that pike are not a fun fish to catch. They just lack the reel ruining power that a bowfin has.

April 21, 2006, 09:10 PM	#6
Csspecs Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2005 Posts: 1,111	If you want a fight lay into a dogfish, they screw up reels. I stoped trying for pike when I found bowfin(dogfish) bowfishing. I almost lost my bow to a 7 lb 27 inch one last year, and I have seen them up to about 36 inches long (I just missed that big one last year). I would say that a bowfin rivals a large say 34+ inch pike for fight and they are common enough to catch with the right bait. Not meaning to say that pike are not a fun fish to catch. They just lack the reel ruining power that a bowfin has.